<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Venture-Capital News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=23&amp;catid=91</link><description>News Feed for - Venture-Capital</description><item><title>'Anil Ambani entitled to earlier rights in RIL if de-merger fails' (Lead)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96466515&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:44:00</pubDate><description>Anil Ambani is legally entitled to be reinstated vice chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) if its de-merger on the basis of the family pact fails, counsel for Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) </description><source>NetIndia123.com</source></item><item><title>Abraaj Capital Group Acquires Leading VC Firm Riyada to Spearhead New SME Platform</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96388990&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:24:00</pubDate><description>Abraaj Capital Group announces that it agreed to acquire all of Riyada Ventures the leading venture capital firm in the MENA region. The acquisition is at the core of a major new push by Abraaj into the </description><source>Press Trust of India</source></item><item><title>Reservoir VC fund aids California company</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96481869&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:45:00</pubDate><description>A California information technology company is boosting its sales and development efforts following a recent round of funding led by Reservoir Venture Partners of Columbus. Reservoir recently led a $5 </description><source>San Francisco Business Times</source></item><item><title>Nema Labs secures $0.72 million in venture funding round - Zibb.c...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96491156&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:28:00</pubDate><description>Company: Technology Transfer, Inc. (TCHY) Nema Labs, a Sweden-based provider of threading tools for multi-core platforms, has secured SEK5 million ($0.72 million) equity financing from Chalmers Innovation </description><source>Zibb</source></item><item><title>Flaky figures support Brown's latest venture capital fund</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96467669&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T12:39:00</pubDate><description>No one seems to have noticed yet, but the evidence used to support Gordon Brownâ??s latest foray into the murky world of venture capital is flaky at best. The Prime Minister has called for the creation </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Root scores $3.25M in funding, keeps institutional VCs at bay</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96486740&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:27:00</pubDate><description>Root Wireless' Coverage service in action. Photo credit:Root Wireless Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Root Wireless scored $3.25 million in a series B round of funding that will allow the company to expand </description><source>RCR Wireless News</source></item><item><title>End Of The Old Days At VC Firm</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96273947&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T05:26:00</pubDate><description>N. R. Narayana Murthy sold Rs. 174 core worth of Infosys shares to capitalize Catamaran, his venture capital fund. If Murthy ever needs advice for this new venture, he won't have to look too far. He just </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>C.En Ltd. Completes Financing Round with Generali Group</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96360684&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:28:00</pubDate><description>ZURICH--(Business Wire)-- C.En Ltd. (www.cenh2go.com), developer of a breakthrough hydrogen storage technology, has announced that it has completed a round of equity financing with global insurance and </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Okaybuy Secures Backing from VC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96501896&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T21:08:00</pubDate><description>Okaybuy.com.cn, a Chinese online retailer of shoes, bags, and clothes, lately got as much as USD 10 million from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China, the one behind Zappos, Okaybuy's equivalent </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Shede.com to Get Round III VC Investments</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96476858&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:29:00</pubDate><description>Shede.com, an online marketplace for idle goods, will soon get its third round of venture capital investments reaching tens of millions US dollars, confirmed its CEO Ma Jian. He says that his company </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>China Mobile Becomes First to Sell Dell Mini 3i Smart Phones</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96278257&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:29:00</pubDate><description>* The Mini 3i, in Red Passion and Oiled Bronze colors, will begin arriving across China later this month * China Mobile, the world's largest mobile operator, serves more than 500 million subscribers China </description><source>WebWire</source></item><item><title>Who Controls: Me Or Them?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96459358&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T11:10:00</pubDate><description>To understand that cohort of issues which has to do with the control of a startup, some background is in order. Thus, in a mature business corporation, it has been understood, at least since , that non-management </description><source>VC Experts</source></item><item><title>Dell Mini 3i smartphone</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96449098&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:13:00</pubDate><description>smartphone It's too early to say with any degree of accuracy how successful 's foray into the world of smartphones will be. But the early portents are good. EXPERT STAR RATING 0.00 Price TBA Features </description><source>Good Gear Guide</source></item><item><title>Cisco pedigree wins over VCs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96371317&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:24:00</pubDate><description>Ex-Cisco executives attract network start-up funding</description><source>Network World Middle East</source></item><item><title>AgeChem Venture Fund L.P.: Announcement</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96438642&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:24:00</pubDate><description>MONTREAL (Marketwire) - AgeChem Venture Fund L.P., acting by acting by its general partner, AgeChem Financial Inc. ('AgeChem') announced today that it executed, on November 20, 2009, a subscription agreement </description><source>Canadian Business Magazine</source></item><item><title>Venture capital in China: To infinity and beyond</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96437048&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:05:00</pubDate><description>China is open to investments, of a particular sort WESTERN private-equity firms trying to enter China run into two problems: getting their money in and getting their money out. The Chinese government </description><source>Poten &amp; Partners</source></item><item><title>Venture funds turn to entrepreneurs-in-residence</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96436695&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:59:00</pubDate><description>What do Cannan Partners and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad have in common? They have both appointed an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR).</description><source>Business Standard India</source></item><item><title>Serenic Renews Investor Relations Services Agreement With Dollarton Venture Capital </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96417036&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:44:00</pubDate><description>Serenic Corporation (the 'Corporation' or 'Serenic') (TSX VENTURE:SER), an international software developer specializing in integrated financial management and HCM solutions for Non-Profit organizations, </description><source>Stockhouse Canada</source></item><item><title>VCS Sponsors Open Mic Shootout at Eddies Attic</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96412757&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:28:00</pubDate><description>Atlanta, GA  The next Open Mic Shootout takes place on Friday, November 27th, and will feature 31 singer/songwriters in a head-to-head, tournament-style competition. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash </description><source>PR inside</source></item><item><title>Hedge Fund Raising $500 Million to Invest in Nonperformers</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96319039&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:16:00</pubDate><description>LoanPerformance: Rate of Home Price Decline Continues to Improve National home prices, including distressed sales, declined by 9.8% in September 2009 compared to September 2008, according to First American </description><source>Mortgage Servicing News</source></item><item><title>Start-Up Eyes State-Specific Fund</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428378&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:47:00</pubDate><description>Start-up fund advisor Natural State Funds plans to launch its first mutual fund focused on the economic health of a single state. The firm plans to launch the Natural State Economic Growth Fund by year-end. </description><source>Total Securitization</source></item><item><title>DigitalBridge Communications closes equity financing round</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428200&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:50:00</pubDate><description>DigitalBridge Communications Corp., a US-based provider of broadband wireless services, has secured an additional investment in an equity round of financing from Schurz Communications, Inc. Under the </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Nokia launches Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96408854&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:50:00</pubDate><description>Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia (NYSE:NOK) unveiled on Tuesday two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230. According to the company, the Nokia 6700 slide will be available in pink, </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>BioSystem Development closes $1.4 Million investment round</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310070&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:16:00</pubDate><description>Two strategic manufacturing partners, All Metal Stamping (Abbottsford, WI) and Orbital Biosciences (Topsfield, MA) contributed $350,000 to the round in the form of tooling and manufacturing infrastructure. </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>UK Femtocell Maker picoChip Gets $20 Million VC Funding</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96181302&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=91</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T16:46:00</pubDate><description>UK femtocell maker picoChip has secured $20 million (Â£12.1 million) in VC funding from a host of investors including Altas Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Pond Venture Partners. Also joining </description><source>PaidContent UK</source></item></channel></rss>